A college professor was recently arrested for allegedly cheating 12 students on the pretext of securing admission in the college for them, a report said. The accused gave the students assurance of admission and took Rs 1.5 lakh each from them. The victims complained when they did not secure admission and the accused also did not return original documents collected from them for this so-called admission.

There have been other cases with somewhat similar modus operandi, professors or former professors, and even those running coaching classes promising admission to students. These are usually sought-after colleges offering particularly hard to get in courses. Then, we have seen admissions have not happened and the money given has simply disappeared. Not all students and their parents file police complaints or pursue the matter to the end, for their reasons too.